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Fossil, Seed, Populus Sp. Bud Scale

Fossil, Seed, Populus Sp. Bud Scale - Geospecimen
Accession #: 42.20
Title: Fossil, Seed, Populus Sp. Bud Scale
Object Type: Geospecimen
Participants:
Physical Description: Fossilized seed in sedimentary deposit. The matrix is squarely cut around the leaf.
Description: Students helped create the Spokane Public Museum. Curator and professor T. A. Bonser organized some of the earliest collections of Latah formation fossils. His 1925 student team gathered many of these for museum display.
Category: History
Geographical Reference: Spokane (Washington->Spokane County)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 1.5 x 1.25"
Materials/Techniques:
sedimentary rock (Material)
Credit Line: Gift of Professor Thomas A. Bonser

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